{"id":704,"date":"2026-04-15T17:24:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T17:24:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/manny-the-mastodon\/?page_id=704"},"modified":"2026-04-22T15:10:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T15:10:07","slug":"k-2-resources-for-parents","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/manny-the-mastodon\/k-2-resources-for-parents\/","title":{"rendered":"K-2 Resources for Parents"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Science<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"color: #cc0033\"><a style=\"color: #cc0033\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/manny-the-mastodon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1463\/2026\/04\/Identify-The-Pictures-Science.pdf\">Science Picture Identification Worksheet<\/a><\/span> (Kindergarten)\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Description: Children should be provided with the attached worksheet, which includes photos related to the scientific events\/terms discussed in the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">My Friend Manny<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> book. They will be asked to label the pictures using the provided word bank.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In terms of skills learned and developed within this activity, this activity will help:\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hand-eye coordination\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Identifying and recalling information\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Scientific vocabulary in relation to the Pleistocene era, Mastodons, fossilization, etc.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Drawing lines and handwriting\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Critical thinking skills\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"color: #cc0033\"><a style=\"color: #cc0033\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/manny-the-mastodon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1463\/2026\/04\/My-Friend-Manny-Word-Search-and-Crossword.pdf\">Scientific Terms Wordsearch and Crossword<\/a><\/span> (First and Second Grade)<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Description: Children should be provided with the attached worksheet, which has a crossword puzzle on one side and a word search on the other. Children should first complete the word search, then the crossword, in which they will be asked to connect the definitions of words in a word bank and write them accordingly.\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In terms of skills learned and developed within this activity, this activity will help:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hand-eye coordination\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Identifying and recalling information\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Scientific vocabulary in relation to the Pleistocene era, Mastodons, fossilization, etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Handwriting, line drawing, and\/or circling\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Critical thinking skills<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Reading<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"color: #cc0033\"><a style=\"color: #cc0033\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/manny-the-mastodon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1463\/2026\/04\/Identify-The-Pictures-Reading.pdf\">Character Identification Worksheet<\/a><\/span> (Kindergarten)<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Description: Children should be provided with the attached worksheet on which they will be asked to label photos of notable characters from the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">My Friend Manny<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> story.\u00a0 In terms of skills learned and developed within this activity, this activity will help:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Active recall of characters from texts\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Handwriting\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Memory\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Descriptions\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Storyboard Worksheet (<span style=\"color: #cc0033\"><a style=\"color: #cc0033\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/manny-the-mastodon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1463\/2026\/04\/Story-Mountain-First-Grade.pdf\">1st<\/a> and <a style=\"color: #cc0033\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/manny-the-mastodon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1463\/2026\/04\/Story-Mountain-Second-Grade.pdf\">2nd Grade<\/a><\/span>)\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Description: Children should be provided with the attached worksheet on which they will be asked to describe and, for second graders, label the parts of a story. The assignment will explore their comprehension and introduce them to storyboarding elements\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For first graders, encourage writing that fully develops ideas and shows their understanding of the text and the progression of a story.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For second graders, encourage writing full sentences, see if they can label the parts of the story, and make sure their answers indicate an understanding of the text and its progression.\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In terms of skills learned and developed within this activity, this activity will help:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Handwriting\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Memory\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Descriptions\/Specificity\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Literary Vocabulary\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This activity can also be paired with the attached <span style=\"color: #cc0033\"><a style=\"color: #cc0033\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/manny-the-mastodon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1463\/2026\/04\/Book-Review-accompanies-1st-and-2nd-grade-story-mountain.pdf\">book review sheet<\/a><\/span>, which is meant to gauge children\u2019s comprehension, memory, and enjoyment of the story.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><strong>Manny Arts &amp; 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